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 \n1841216674  \n1841216712  \n# Hans Christian Andersen'sThe LittleMermaidand\n\nThePrincess and the Pea  \nRetold by Andrew MatthewsIllustrated by Peter Bailey  \nORCHARD BOOKS  \n# ORCHARD BOOKS\n\n96 Leonard Street,London EC2A 4XDOrchard Books Australia14 Mars Road,Lane Cove,NSW 2066  \nThis text was first published in Great Britain in the formof a gift collection called Stories from Hans Andersen,illustrated by Alan Snow,in 1993  \nThis edition first published in hardback in Great Britain in 2000First paperback publication 2001Text ◎ Andrew Matthews 1993llustrations Peter Bailey 2000  \nThe rights of Andrew Matthews to be identified as the authorand Peter Bailey as the illustrator of this work havebeen asserted by them in accordance with theCopyright,Designs and Patents Act,1988  \nA CIP catalogue record for this book is available from the British LibraryISBN 1841216658(hardback)ISBN 1841216674(paperback)13579108642(hardback)13579108642(paperback)Printed in Great Britain  \n# The LittleMermaid\n\n503/4i        SCHELSEA HA230URLOND0 SW100XF  \nACET:RC  \nROYALTY SHEET N?.  \nPU&LICATI0N DATE:  \n2925010  \nCA7EG0RY  \nORE心  \nown in the bluest deeps of theocean stood the castle of the SeaKing.Its walls were made of pink coraland its roof was made of shells.  \nThe Sea King's wife had died yearsbefore and he lived in the palace withhis old mother,who helped him tobring up his six daughters.They wereall beautiful,but the youngest was theloveliest,with skin as soft as petalsand eyes as blue as the ocean.Likeall the sea people,she had a fish-tailinstead of legs.  \nS  \nThe little mermaidloved to hear hergrandmother tellstories about theworld of humans,far above thewaves.  \n“Up there,the  \nforests are green,\"said Grandmother.“Birds fly about singing pretty songsand wonderful-smelling flowers groweverywhere.\"  \n“When can I visit the world ofhumans?\"asked the little mermaid.  \n\"Not yet!\"came the reply.“Whenyou're fifteen,you will come of age andthen you can swim up and sit on rocksin the moonlight.”  \n“I wish I were fifteen now!”shecomplained.“I'm sure I'm going tolove the world up there.\"  \n“Oh,it's quite interesting at first,”said her sisters,\"but you'll soon growtired of it.Being underwater is best,though humans don't understand that.Why,if they spent more than a minuteor so below the surface,they woulddrown,poor things!”  \nAt long last,the little mermaid'sfifteenth birthday arrived.She kissedher family goodbye and swam up to thesurface.","cbCaibIrReo0vQH1","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaibIrReo0vQH1","pdf",3189305,52,"English","# The Little Mermaid\n## The Sea King’s castle and the mermaid family\n## The grandmother’s stories about humans\n## The fifteenth birthday and the journey to the surface","[{\"question\":\"Who retells “The Little Mermaid” in this book?\",\"answer\":\"Andrew Matthews retells the story, and Peter Bailey provides the illustrations.\"},{\"question\":\"What is the Sea King’s family setting?\",\"answer\":\"The Sea King lives in a palace with his old mother and his six daughters, all of whom are sea people with fish-tails.\"},{\"question\":\"Why does the little mermaid wait before visiting humans?\",\"answer\":\"She is told she cannot visit until she comes of age at fifteen, when she can swim up and sit on rocks in the moonlight.\"}]","Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales - The Little Mermaid - Story Retelling | PDF",1791860259]